Jean Monnet Chair in Democratic Governance in the European Union

This is, sadly, exactly what we predicted would happen with the new make up of the EP (ecfr.eu/publication/...)

09.12.2025 17:05 — 👍 10    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 0

Our first event is the launch of the new UG textbook "Introduction to the EU's Political System" (this Wednesday in central #Athens).

We are grateful to @nstamouli.bsky.social, @telloglou2024.bsky.social and Ant. Papayiannidis for agreeing to speak at the event

@euerasmusplus.bsky.social

08.12.2025 08:52 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

The NSS signals 2 big shifts for Europe

1. Europe will handle its own security now. They take the 5% commitment literally.

2. US plans lots of political interference to back the far right. This is what "restoring Europe’s civilizational self-confidence and Western identity" means.

Buckle up.

05.12.2025 12:37 — 👍 197    🔁 65    💬 12    📌 7

EVP: In der EU ist die Brandmauer bereits gefallen Im Europäischen Parlament stimmen die Konservativen mit rechts außen. Die Stabilität, auf der die Union basiert, wird so aufgegeben. Die politische Mitte zerlegt sich.

www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...

29.11.2025 10:37 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Populist Radical Right Parties in Action: The Survival of the Mass Party Abstract. This book investigates why and how several contemporary populist radical right parties (PRRPs) in Western Europe adopt the supposedly outdated ma

The book is "open access" - free to read and download for everyone.

academic.oup.com/book/60532?l...

20.11.2025 09:06 — 👍 9    🔁 10    💬 1    📌 0

La médiatrice de l’Union européenne, Teresa Anjinho, au cœur de soupçons de népotisme En nommant son chef de cabinet secrétaire général de ses services au terme d'une procédure qu’elle a contrôlée de bout en bout, la Portugaise prête le flanc aux accusations de conflit d’intérêts.

Mon enquête sur la seule institution jusqu'ici au dessus de tout soupçon...
www.liberation.fr/internationa...

14.11.2025 15:22 — 👍 13    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 0

The European Democracy Shield🛡️ is finally out today. Here is what it says (and what I think):🧵⬇️

commission.europa.eu/document/dow...

12.11.2025 14:59 — 👍 9    🔁 8    💬 2    📌 1

The #EuropeanCommission today presented its #democracyshield proposal and a Strategy for Civil Society - despite noble intentions, it sounded like ‘operation cognitive dissonance’ 😥🧵

The EC talks urgency and says democracy being under attack, but mostly presented existing & non-binding initiatives!

12.11.2025 15:17 — 👍 2    🔁 8    💬 1    📌 0

Jean Monnet was born #OTD in 1888

09.11.2025 09:20 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

New textbook proofs as weekend reading.

09.10.2025 15:25 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0